Yesterday, I spoke a bit about satire sites across the world; many of which you may not have heard of yet.
My Faking News (India), Charlie Hebdo and Le Canard enchaîné (France), The Ulster Fry (Northern Ireland) and Waterford Whispers (the Republic of Ireland).
I also mentioned that I had been published there.
Here are the three stories:
UK Journalism Spellchecker Mistake Lets Politicians off the Hook
It was all an honest mistake! The UK tabloids. like The Sun, The Daily Express and the Daily Mail are all the innocent victims of a mere technical gaffe!
It has recently been discovered that the word-processing software given to all British tabloid journalists have faulty spellcheckers. Every time someone wishes to type “career politicians,” the spellchecker automatically changes the word to “immigrants.”
http://my.fakingnews.firstpost.com/world/uk-journalism-spellchecker-mistake-lets-politicians-off-the-hook-10389
British Tabloids Bored, Choose New Targets
Never mind foreigners and immigrants. I’m bored of criticising them.
No, you know what I can’t stand?
Ugly people.
Yes, that’s right… just sickening, aren’t they?
What could he possibly mean by that?
Click to find out more!
http://my.fakingnews.firstpost.com/world/british-tabloids-bored-choose-new-targets-10496
And finally, British politicians never sue each other. However, Nick Griffin, author of an unintentionally hilarious free-of-charge ‘treatise’ on the sexuality of the British right (among other delightful things), has been sued by jolly cider baron and business class hero Nigel Farage.
http://my.fakingnews.firstpost.com/world/ukips-farage-sues-nick-griffin-for-defamation-11841
Early on, I mentioned the British tabloids. Further satire reading on this topic:
“Crypto-Leftie Tabloids” Conspiracy Theory: John Gray & Richard Dawkins Respond
Richard Littlejohn and Polly Toynbee Finally Reach Consensus